The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-21
HENRY /. BI0SSAT, Business Manager.

ratified on the deal tables. The burly |
man strobe to the door and opened it
wide. AS he did so there appeared to
be move among the assembly to as
sault me, but the man held up his
hand and said, authoritatively: "Not
here, lads" "Now." he shouted,
turning to me, 'you get out'
Inever handy words with man who
is much larger and stronger than my
self, and the speed with which l got
out on the pavement rendered futile
his good-natured attempt to assist me
out. l heard the door bolted and the
hubbub renewed with greater fierce
n IS than before.
walked around the corner and stood
q moment looking at the ruddy win
dows wondering what the meaning
was of such II reception. Even if Ihad
stumbled into private gathering,
which seemed possible, the desire for
cool glass of beer is not looked on
by the average Englishman as putting
a person beyond the pale of civil treat
ment. 1t is a yearning they generally
appreciate and sympathize with.
AS l stood there meditating on the
circumstances side door opened and
woman's head appeared. Looking
furtively up and down the street she
whispered when she saw me:
Cut for it! Don't stand there, but
runp"
"Why?" I asked, 'what have I
done?'
"They think you're an informer.
RUM
"rll 60 back and show them I'm not
an informer. What should l inform
about"
ooh, don't stand there but 60!
They've too much drink in them to
listen to you. Cut for it or there'll be
murder"
With this the door was closed as
softly as it opened, and thinking that
perhaps the woman knew better than
], what sort Of companions she had, I
"cut for it.
Before 1 got around the corner no
ticed three men come out, and seeing
me cutting for it they followed. but
not with as much haste rs they would
have done, l thought. if they wanted
to catch me- Nevertheless before
had turned the next corner they were
at the first turning, and as they came
into the light of the corner lamp I no
ticed that each had stout stick i'll his
hand. Iran down the next street and
in very few moments saw why they
did not hurry. l was IN a trap. VI
in the darkness before me doomed thu
huge brick viaduct of railway tina
ran above the housetops. Agains
this ended the street and there was NJ
} way out except the road by which
came.
Just rs the position of affair
dawned on me my three pursuers ap
peared at the other end of the street
There was lamp about half wa.
[ down the street and Preached it littl
before they did.
l WELL" said. dejectedly, Il sup
pose it's all up. / see you know me.
"You won't know yourself whe
: we be done wye" said the foremos
: ruffian.
$ "Oh," l exclaimed, 81 give mysel
< up. l am tired of hiding, and intend
G. ed to give up to the first policeman
n met. But you may as we'll have tn
: reward among you, Isuppose. 1twon
make any difference to me-"
b "What rewardP" cried another
t the gang
. 1.-THE one hundred pounds. 70
+ know. of course, that am Brown, tn
g murderer. :"
q Now. here was curious phase
$ human nature. Up to that momer
e they had been pressing around mt
q each waiting for the others to strik
q first. But the moment l mentione
: my name they fell back aghast. as If
would have been contamination
q touch me. And yet they were then
selves going to make q brutal assau
" that for all they knew would end
: murder. Brown was not the name
. the murderer that all London VIZ
~ searching for at that time, but tn
- name will serve. He had bee
u week in hiding, with the tot
pettino closer and closer arour
~ him. He had been seen in ever
- quarter of the metropolis, and mar
~ a man over his glass of beer had to
=, ;, how he had passed him, or spol
7 to him, or thought he had. MY thr
ruffians consulted together for m
~ ment The startling announcement
~ had made had sob,red them. Lib
~ crime 1 had been guilty of had be-
bt one of particular atrocity. l co u
~ see that the three had half mind
~ "cut for it, themselves.
10 Twill you 60 quietly with us to t
~ station?' said the foremost ruff an.
Certainly. Two of you can ia
=, my arm and the other follow with
'u stick. couldn't get away if tried
~ They declined to touch me, but o
walked on each side while the thi
"' followed.
ny "This is Brown. the murderer
OF said the foremost ruffian to the slee
lrt inspector at the station, which
reached after a long walk.
id, "Whatu" cried that functional
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